Peritonitis, infectious: Difference between revisions

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== Additional Info ==

*This code includes the following types of intra-peritoneal infections:

'''Includes'''

**Generalized ("regular") acute peritonitis

**Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) -- this is an entity that occurs in people with pre-existing ascites

**Abscesses that aren't included in the Alternative codes listed below, thus included in ''this'' code are:

***intra-abdominal abscess (intraabdominal abscess) or abdominal abscess

***~~intra-~~pelvic abscess (intrapelvic abscess) or pelvic abscess that don't have any additional information about where it originated (e.g. as below, abscesses related to diverticulitis or appendicitis, and a few others, have their own specific codes)

***pelvic abscess (intrapelvic abscess) or pelvic abscess that don't have any additional information about where it originated (e.g. as below, abscesses related to diverticulitis or appendicitis, and a few others, have their own specific codes)

*This code EXCLUDES the specific causes/types of abdominal or pelvic infections as listed below

*Often abdominal paracentesis is done to test the fluid for WBC and cultures

*A diagnosis of SBP is usually made by finding polymorphonuclear cell (PMN, also referred to as neutrophils) count in the ascitic fluid is ≥250 (or 500) cells/mm3, and secondary causes of peritonitis are excluded

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 == Additional Info ==
-*This code includes the following types of intra-peritoneal infections:
+'''Includes'''
 **Generalized ("regular") acute peritonitis
 **Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) -- this is an entity that occurs in people with pre-existing ascites
 **Abscesses that aren't included in the Alternative codes listed below, thus included in ''this'' code are:
 ***intra-abdominal abscess (intraabdominal abscess) or abdominal abscess
-***intra-pelvic abscess (intrapelvic abscess) or pelvic abscess that don't have any additional information about where it originated (e.g. as below, abscesses related to diverticulitis or appendicitis, and a few others, have their own specific codes)
+***pelvic abscess (intrapelvic abscess) or pelvic abscess that don't have any additional information about where it originated (e.g. as below, abscesses related to diverticulitis or appendicitis, and a few others, have their own specific codes)
 *This code EXCLUDES the specific causes/types of abdominal or pelvic infections as listed below
 *Often abdominal paracentesis is done to test the fluid for WBC and cultures
 *A diagnosis of SBP is usually made by finding polymorphonuclear cell (PMN, also referred to as neutrophils) count in the ascitic fluid is ≥250 (or 500) cells/mm3, and secondary causes of peritonitis are excluded